Customs and habits in Slovakia

The Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika), abbreviated as Slovakia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordering the Czech Republic to the northwest, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, and Austria to the southwest. Historically, it was the eastern part of Czechoslovakia. It separated peacefully from the Czech Republic on January 1, 1993 and became an independent and sovereign state.

Slovakia is also one of the developed capitalist countries today. In 2006, it was listed as a developed country by the World Bank. Later, he joined the European Union and NATO, and became a member of the Schengen Convention on December 21, 2007. Joined the euro zone in January 2009. The capital is Bratislava. The official language of Slovakia is Slovakia, the main foreign languages are English, German and Russian, and the main minority language is Hungarian. The main ethnic groups in Slovakia are Slovakia, accounting for 80.7% of the total population, Hungarian, 8.5%, Roma (Gypsy), 2%, and the rest are Ukraine, Germanic, Polish and Russian. Most Hungarians live on the border between Slovakia and Hungary, and most gypsies live in eastern Slovakia. As a member of the Western Slavic nation, Slovakia has close ties with the Czech Republic, but its number is smaller than that of the Czech Republic. It was once ruled by the Hungarians of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As soon as the First World War ended, the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated, Slovakia was ruled by the Czechs of Czech Slovakia, and in the following years, it became a puppet state of Nazi Germany. After World War II, Slovakia became part of New Czech Slovakia and soon came under the rule of the Soviet Union until the end of the "Iron Curtain." The "Velvet Revolution" of 1993 eventually made it independent from Czech rule, but did not bring it prosperity. From a Western European perspective, the Czech Republic and Slovakia seem to be culturally sisters. From a Prague perspective, Slovakia is the little sister. But Slovakia believes that they are more like nephews of their prosperous neighbor to the west.

Slovakia people are hospitable, pay attention to humility, courtesy and public order, and do not make loud noises and crowded in public places. White, blue and red are Pan-Yugoslav colors and traditional colors preferred by the people of Slovakia. I like to use the numbers 8, 12, 14, etc., but avoid 13. They also like to use "eggs" as traditional decorations. Those with red hearts and love fruits painted on the eggshells are generally given to couples; those with flowers, birds and rivers are common gifts and common holiday wishes.

Generally speaking, people in Slovakia mainly shake hands, and hugging, kissing the face, and sticking to the cheek are limited to relatives and acquaintances. Couples hug and kiss. Parents and children kiss the face and forehead, and relatives and friends of the same generation stick to the cheek. In public places, close women kiss each other on the face, men hug each other on the shoulders, men and women touch each other on the cheeks, and younger generations kiss the foreheads of elders. A man kisses the back of his hand to a distinguished female guest to show respect.

The people of Slovakia and the Czech Republic have similar personalities. They are both reliable, straightforward and approachable. They are generally happy to have fun with guests, and anyone who has come into contact with them thinks that their unrestrained way of hosting guests gives people a sense of intimacy and makes people feel close. Slovakia people also pay great attention to etiquette, respect each person's own "personal world", and pay great attention to ensuring that what they say does not involve each other's private affairs. Even close neighbors, relatives and friends, are not allowed to visit without agreement. Friends generally don't give heavy gifts.

In terms of daily life, people in Slovakia have a good habit of getting up early and going to bed early. Generally speaking, they usually live in spacious, suitable rooms with complete sanitary facilities, and dress more carefully. According to Slavic tradition, when welcoming friends from afar, there is also the custom of the host wearing national costumes, holding out bread and salt, and the guest tearing a small piece of bread and dipping it in salt to eat. It means that even if the owner is poor enough to have only bread and salt, he will still warmly welcome and selflessly entertain his friends. This custom has declined in modern urban life and is only occasionally used on certain special occasions when welcoming distinguished guests. Sloh represents the Croatian people's habit of eating Western food. When they have breakfast, they want wheat porridge. At dinner, soup is usually needed. However, they like to eat clear soup, and they also especially like to eat various snacks made with cream. Generally speaking, they are similar in taste to the French and prefer to eat fried and stewed dishes. They are particularly similar to the French.

In Slovakia, residents of Trentučin, Piestani and other places are addicted to wolves. Regardless of weddings, weddings and weddings, the wolf is of course the "protagonist". Gifts have wolf pictures. Guests and friends must pretend to be wolves. Those accompanying the bride and groom must also pretend to be wolves. Even a wolf made of paper must be hung at the entrance of the wedding room.

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is based on local people's business activities, and conservative suits should be worn at any time. To meet with government officials, an appointment is required. Slovakia people are generally procrastinating. It is best to be invited to a Slovakia home and bring gifts, such as flowers, wine, whisky or French brandy.

Influenced by German culture, Slovakia also attach great importance to relationships and are not easy to accept strangers 'business methods. They need time to get to know new business partners. They hate talking loudly, hysteria and knocking on tables. Keep a face-to-face distance of 15 to 25 feet (25 to 40 centimeters) when communicating. Avoid physical contact except shaking hands. Eye contact should be gentle. At the negotiating table, look each other in the face, but the eyes are softer than in the Middle East and Italy.

Tips: 1. For business activities, it is best to visit from September every year to May of the following year. June and August every year is the traditional rest season. During this period, it is best for foreign businessmen not to go to Czech Republic to discuss business. Water security in large cities and resorts.

2. Customs regulations stipulate that duty-free cigarettes are 250 cigarettes or 40 snowboxes, or 200 grams of tobacco and 1 bottle of wine.

3. Domestic currency loans are prohibited from entering and exiting the country, but there are separate regulations for CMEA member countries. Citizens can travel to and from CMEA countries and enter and exit local currencies not exceeding 500 kroner. Citizens of CMEA countries are limited to 600 kroner in and out of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. There is no limit to the entry of foreign currency, and the amount declared at the time of entry can be carried out in full.

4. Tipping is officially prohibited, but it is still popular in private. The tip for taxis is 5 - 10% of the fare, 5 kroner for each piece of luggage, 10% for hotels and nightclubs, and another 3%. Everyone is happy.